Effect of a 6-week yoga intervention on swing mechanics during the golf swing:a feasibility study

Recent evidence suggests that participating in physical conditioning programmes can improve golf performance, however, the effectiveness of a yoga intervention has yet to be investigated. The aim of the current study was to investigate the effectiveness of a six-week yoga intervention on golf swing mechanics. Ten male golfers participated in the laboratory-based-study. Golf swing mechanics were collected from two testing sessions, before and after the six-week yoga intervention, using the Vicon motion capture system. Following the six-week yoga intervention, significant changes were observed between the yoga and control group in X-Factor (P ≤ 0.05) and a medium effect (d ≥ 0.50) observed. No significant changes (P > 0.05) and no effect (d < 0.20) were observed in the X-Factor stretch. Significant changes (P ≤ 0.05) and a medium effect (d > 0.50) were observed for the pelvis rotations following the yoga intervention, however, no differences were observed in torso rotations or hand velocities (P > 0.05). The findings of this feasibility study suggest that yoga may be a promising intervention in helping to improve golf swing mechanics, however, future research is required to confirm the effect of the use of yoga during the golf swing due to the sample size

The Effect of Music on Running Pace, Heart Rate and Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE)

The purpose of this study is to investigate how music affects different exercise variables. The variables that are being compared are running pace, heart rate, and the rate of perceived exertion. These variables will be compared when the subjects listen to music and when they do not listen to music during exercise. The goal of this study is to find out if music has a profound effect on overall athletic performance. This investigation is important for people who currently exercise often, those who are looking to lose weight as well as those who are looking to begin exercise programs for the first time. By comparing the effect of listening to music to the effect of not listening to any music on running pace, RPE and heart rate, both the benefits and setbacks of running with or without music will be presented. This, in turn, will allow us to find improvements for exercise/training and ways to improve running pace while keeping RPE low. In order to carry out this investigation, 20 students will run ½ mile while listening to Call on Me - Ryan Riback Remix on one day and run ½ mile without any music on a different day. Their ½ mile times, heart rate and RPE will be recorded each day following the run. The data will be collected from college students and the results will be compared. Once the data is compiled and analyzed, it will either confirm or deny the hypothesis that music will have a positive effect on running pace, heart rate and rate of perceived exertion.https://ecommons.udayton.edu/stander_posters/2240/thumbnail.jp

The effect of upper body sprint interval training on golf drive performance

BACKGROUND: Improving golf fitness is one way to improve club head velocity and subsequently golf performance. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of a three-week upper-body sprint training (SIT) program on power output and golf performance.METHODS: Eleven golfers (handicap: 5.5±2.8) completed the SIT intervention. This was a self-controlled experiment with three testing points (pre-control, post-control and post-intervention) where subjects completed a ballistic bench press, upper-body Wingate and golf testing session.RESULTS: Significant improvements were observed (13.3-15.5%) in peak and mean power production during the Wingate post-intervention in comparison to pre- and post-control time points (P&lt;0.05). This was replicated in peak power for the ballistic bench press for both peak power (P&lt;0.05), but significance for mean power was only observed between post-control and post-intervention (P&lt;0.05) (improvements of 6.1-8.5%). These improvements were not seen consistently in golf performance variables measured, with no significance identified for the 7-iron and significant improvements (P&lt;0.05) observed in Carry Distance (2.2%) and Ball Velocity (1.4%) between pre-control and post-intervention.CONCLUSIONS: Lack of golf performance improvements could be because of the natural variation in club-head velocity across sessions or the inability of subjects to utilise their power gains during the golf swing. Longer SIT interventions may be needed to observe improvements in golf performance.</p

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Positive relationships between golf performance variables and upper body power capabilities

The importance of lower body and trunk strength and power, as well as upper body strength in golf is well documented, however the relationship between upper body power and golf performance has yet to be determined. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to investigate the relationships between golf performance and upper body power. Thirteen golfers (mean ± SD: age: 30 ± 7 years and handicap: 6.1 ± 4.9) participated in the study. Club head velocity (CHV) and ball velocity were measured during the golf test. In order to assess upper body power, subjects completed a ballistic bench press and upper body Wingate test. Pearson product-moment correlations were used to assess the relationships between golf performance and upper body power. The results demonstrated that there were strong relationships between ballistic bench press and CHV and ball velocity when using the driver (r &gt; 0.6 - 0.7), and moderate to strong relationships (r &gt; 0.4 - 0.6) when using the 7-iron. Strong relationships were found between the upper body Wingate test and CHV and ball velocity (r &gt; 0.5 - 0.8) when using the driver and 7-iron. As a results of the findings, strength and conditioning coaches may use both the ballistic bench press test and the Wingate test as a primary assessment to measure the effectiveness of upper body training interventions with the aim of improving golf performance. Although, when performing the golf swings at higher velocities (i.e. with the driver), the ballistic bench press may be a more beneficial